yakta-e-rozgar nahin fikr-o-fan mein hum
ye kam nahin ki baithe hain ahl-e-sukhan mein hum

tazin-e-kaenat hi hai maqsad-e-hayat
shabnam jo hain chaman mein to anjum gagan mein hum

ghurbat ne ki hai is tarah tazin-e-zindagi
lagte hain shahkar har ek pairahan mein hum

tauba na yaad aai gunahon ki bhid mein
ab munh chhupae jate hain dekho kafan mein hum

aasuda-e-hayat rahe jis ki god mein
dafnae jaenge isi khak-e-watan mein hum

taskhir-e-kaenat mein masruf hai jahan
uljhe hue hain aaj bhi rasm-e-kuhan mein hum

khate rahenge yunhi zamane ki thokaren
aawara-e-nifaq hain jab tak watan mein hum

taslim khush-libasi mein guzri hai zindagi
kitne hasin lagte hain lekin kafan mein hum

karti hai rashk gardish-e-dauran bhi aaj tak
is tarah shadman rahe ranj-o-mehan mein hum

be-sakhta chhalak padi hai chashm-e-iltifat
yun sangsar-e-gham rahe hain anjuman mein hum

jaur-o-sitam ko had se guzar jaane do 'tarab'
haq ka nisab laenge apne watan mein hum